One man died and five people were wounded in an explosion at an Istanbul supermarket on Monday, CNN Turk commercial television said. Police, ambulances and fire engines rushed to the scene of the blast, which came days after a bomb exploded at an Internet
US Vice-President Dick Cheney accidentally shot and injured a man during a quail hunting trip. The victim, named Harry Whittington, was on the trip with Cheney at a ranch in Texas when the incident took place on Saturday.
An angry Saddam Hussein has appeared in court saying he was being forced to attend after boycotting earlier sessions with his seven co-defendants. The former Iraqi leader shouted "Down with Bush" and continued a stormy exchange with the new chief judge wh
An administrative building in Moscow, home of Russia's most circulated newspaper "Komsomolskaya Pravda", burst into flames on Monday. Part of the burning building, which also houses several other publications, collapsed, and even though there were over 50
The UK has started an investigation into a video showing British soldiers abusing and beating four Iraqi teenagers. The News of the World has published pictures from the video, saying it was shot in southern Iraq in 2004.
Israeli leader Ariel Sharon is stable but remains in critical condition after Saturday's surgery. The operation was carried out after a scan showed serious damage to the comatose prime minister's digestive track.
US Immigration officials have arrested a Haitian woman after finding a human head in her luggage. Myrlene Severe, 30, has arrested at a Florida airport and charged with failing to declare the head on a customs form and transporting "hazardous material".
The Parliament of Kosovo elected Friday Fatmir Sejdiu from the Democratic Alliance of Kosovo (DSK) for new President of Kosovo. After three rounds of secret vote, Fatmir Sejdiu, the sole candidate for President, won 80 votes in favor, 12 against, while 17
The dead body of a man has been found in a lavatory on a United Airlines plane flying from Washington to Los Angeles. Police said the man apparently committed suicide by hanging himself.
A bomb went off in an Internet cafe in Istanbul reports say.The blasted cafe was a favorite of local policemen, because it stood nearby a district police headquarters Sky News reported.
The first case of H5N1 bird flu in Africa is likely to be followed quickly by others, creating a "very severe situation", a UN top expert was cited as saying by the BBC. Dr David Nabarro of the World Health Organizaton (WHO) told the BBC the virus "might
The deadly strain of bird flu has been found in poultry in northern Nigeria, the world organisation for animal health said in statement. The Paris-based organisation said this was the first time the disease had been detected in Africa.
A moderate earthquake has hit northwest Turkey on Wednesday, media reported. The 4.
A supermarket roof in southern Germany has collapsed, but police said there were no signs that people have been buried under the rubble so far. Twelve people were pulled out of the debries, a p police spokesman said.
At least 12 Turkish tourists have been killed after their bus slipped off a road and into a ravine in Rome. The bus was said to be carrying about 30 people.
Interpol has issued a worldwide alert known as "the orange notice" following the escape of 13 convicted Al-Qaeda terrorists and 10 other inmates from a prison in Yemen. One of the fugitives, Fawaz Yahya al-Rabeei, was involved in the 2002 attack on a Fren
Lebanese Interior Minister Hassan Sabeh has resigned after mobs in Syria torched the Danish and Norwegian embassies on Sunday. The riot was triggered by a row over cartoons depicting the prophet Muhammad, which were published in a number of European newsp
Iran says the door is still open for talks on its nuclear programme, despite its move to end voluntary co-operation with the UN nuclear watchdog, the IAEA. Iran pointed out it will no longer allow snap UN checks of its nuclear sites and will also end its
At least 12 people have been killed in a bomb explosion on a passenger bus in Pakistan's troubled south-western province of Balochistan, officials say. At least 13 people were injured in the blast, which happened as the bus was travelled through Kolpur to
Survivors say a fire blazed for hours on a Red Sea ferry before it sank, leaving 1,000 people feared dead. The fire broke out soon after the ship left Saudi Arabia, but it sailed on towards Egypt for two hours before finally sinking, angry survivors say.
The UN nuclear watchdog voted to report Iran to the security council over its nuclear activities. Twenty-seven countries out of 35 on the agency's board voted for the resolution, with just three against and five abstentions.
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